Socialization is an eternal topic for human beings. Although the Internet has changed the form and structure of human communication, it has never changed the deep-seated problems of users' social freedoms and data rights. Web2 social networks are dominated by platforms while users are slaves to the electronic domain and have no rights to it.

The relationship between the social platform and the network users has changed from positive-sum to zero-sum, from attraction to extraction. It is also significantly more costly for users to leave a platform than for a platform to abandon a user, which is a dangerously unequal relationship.

As a result, people yearn for a social environment without centralized institutions that dominate their data, allowing them to take the control of it. In this social network, all users are equal and can speak freely without fear of being expelled for inadvertently saying the wrong thing, or without worrying about banned accounts due to server malfunction and operational errors on social media platforms.

But the situation did not change until NFT social network took shape.

What is NFT social network?

NFT social network is a series of social media or activities around NFT. In this context, NFT acts as a social protocol verification tool, and can also work as a virtual identity ID in the metaverse, or as a social network itself. In this network, you can find "DAO organizations", autonomous organizations with common hobbies and interests, and sufficient financial groups, which play a role in bringing up and promoting the popularity of NFT applications.

Members of BAYC Club, for example, who hold BAYC NFT can interact with NBA basketball star Curry, talk show host Jimmy Fallon, and famous investor Mark Cuban, to share the club's resources as well as gain access to BAYC's new batch of NFT airdrop whitelists and other interests.

How to get started in NFT social networks

There are many ways to get started in NFT social networks. For instance, you can buy NFTs and later join their NFT social clubs, or participate in GameFi to play the chain game and experience the new NFT social way brought by play-to-earn games. You can also create 3D content on a virtual land through metaverse platforms such as Decentraland and Sand Life, which provide development kits for developers, designers, and artists. Aside from establishing stadiums, large stores, and NFT galleries, you can also hold large social events, lectures, and concerts there.

A Web3 wallet is, however, a prerequisite for joining the NFT social network. But it also requires the download and installation of a web-based extension or a Dapp. As a result, users need to register a wallet account and back up their private keys, suffering from the overall complicated operation process.

The Avatar Wallet launched by PlaNFT frees you from downloading or installing web-side extensions or Dapps, and you don't have to register your wallet or backup your private key separately like with Metamask and Coinbase. You can quickly set out with Avatar Wallet after logging in via your Google account.

The whole process is executed by smart contracts, in which a unique wallet address is generated and stored on the chain. It supports direct purchases of cryptocurrencies via debit and credit cards, asset management, as well as token and NFT transfers. Furthermore, it supports native cross-chain bridge transactions and cross-chain asset exchanges. All these features make Avatar Wallet the obvious choice for beginners.

PlaNFT, a gateway to NFT social networks

PlaNFT comes with many more social features in addition to the aforementioned Avada Wallet, paving your way to the NFT social network.

NFT club social

The club is a common sight in the NFT world, and almost every blue-chip NFT, like BAYC, has one. It is worth noting, however, that NFT clubs are mostly verified in traditional ways, such as queries of the on-chain wallet address, screenshots, and purchase records, rather than the fundamental technologies commonly used in Web3.

PlaNFT's subscription and mystery box features allow KOLs and influencers to mint NFTs and sell them to their fans or other NFT holders who can join their clubs and take part in a series of social activities through NFT verification. The whole verification process is based on smart contracts and executed on the chain, with user data stored on IPFS. No domination is posed by centralized institutions and neither the club nor its members will be banned.

Real-time communication with NFT sellers

NFT swapping is one of the unique social features of PlaNFT. NFT swapping on PlaNFT is a new transaction format that enables direct transactions between users to exchange NFTs, reducing intermediary intervention and improving the efficiency of NFT transactions.

You can even bargain with sellers on the shopping cart page via Telegram if you have questions about the NFT. It is similar to purchasing goods on Amazon and communicating with the seller for more details. In all aspects, this is a great attempt at NFT combined with e-commerce, which can meet social needs and realize play-to-earn.

Message to NFT sellers

Whenever buyers have questions about price, scarcity, authenticity, quantity, or any other details about the NFT, they can leave a message to the seller on the NFT details page. Likewise, buyers may bargain with sellers, and if the buyer offers an acceptable price, the seller may change the NFT's price and then re-list it to reach a deal more quickly.

The essence of human social networking will not change, but patterns and scenarios will shift as technology advances. With the development of the metaverse and blockchain technology, VR/AR and other technologies will empower NFT to realize "embodied communication" in the metaverse, and individual social sharing will transform from the "real world" to the "virtual world".

PlaNFT will also keep up with the trend and work on new ways of social networking to provide users with a more exciting experience in the NFT social world.